Cornyn: No White House budget, no pay

Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) doesn’t want some White House staffers to get paid if an administrative budget isn’t turned over to Congress in time.

He introduced a bill Wednesday that would withhold pay for the director of Office of Management and Budget and any other Senate-confirmed OMB employees for every day the White House budget is late.

Republicans frequently criticize President Barack Obama and his staff for not meeting budget deadlines. And Obama has already missed this year's deadline of Feb. 4.

“For 4 of the last 5 years, the president has missed the legal deadline for submitting his budget, and leading from behind has become the standard mode of operation,” Cornyn said in a statement. “The American people have been waiting 44 days to hear the president’s priorities.”